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Keebwerk Synth Labs 060 vs Keychron V5

Get the Keychron V5 for the 8,000 Hz polling rate and knob.

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Keebwerk Synth Labs 060

No reviews

from$35at Input Gear

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Keychron V5

4.8 (8)4.8 · 8 reviews

from$74at MK

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Keebwerk Synth Labs 060

Build quality in the top 5% of 60% boards under $300.

Rules this board out

No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.

$35 at Input Gear

Get the

Keychron V5

polling rate

Build quality in the top 5% of 96% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

$74 at MK

What actually differs

The differences that matter

Skip the 40-row spec sheet. These are the specs that change how each board feels, sounds, and fits your desk.

Keebwerk Synth Labs 060

Keychron V5

Layout size
60%
96%
Max polling rate
1,000 Hz
8,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Case material
Aluminum, Brass
ABS, Plastic
Mount style
Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount
Knob
No
Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keebwerk Synth Labs 060
Keychron V5

Performance: 76
91
Build quality: 91
89
Productivity: 85
98
Customizability: 93
98
Portability: 76
45

What they share

Connection: Wired
Hot-swappable
QMK
VIA
Sound dampening

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Full specs

Keebwerk Synth Labs 060 vs Keychron V5 specs

Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.

13 of 26 specs differ

Spec

Keebwerk Synth Labs 060

Keychron V5

Typing & switches

Switch options

—

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount

Gasket Mount, Plate Mount, Tray Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

60%

96%

Layout standard

—

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-SW, ISO-UK

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

LED

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz

8,000 HzBetter

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum, Brass

ABS, Plastic

Plate material

Aluminum, Brass, FR4, Polycarbonate, POM

Polycarbonate, Steel

Keycaps

—

ABS, PBT

Weight

1,900 g

1,170 g

Dimensions

—

19 x 142 x 389 mm

Typing angle

7°

4°

Backlight

RGB

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2026

2022

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Keebwerk Synth Labs 060

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron V5

Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-ES
In stockDoes not ship to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW
Out of stockDoes not ship to you

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